Meeting Venue:
Y Siambr - Y Senedd
Meeting date:
Wednesday, 8 January 2025
Meeting time: 13.30
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This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with some Members in the Senedd Chamber and others joining by video-conference.
(45 mins)
The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2.
(45 mins)
The Presiding Officer will call party spokespeople to ask questions without notice to the Cabinet Secretary after Question 2.
(10 mins)
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No topical questions were accepted
(5 mins)
(30 mins)
NDM8712 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes a proposal for a Bill on the incorporation of the right to adequate housing, as set out in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, into Welsh law.
2. Notes that the purpose of this Bill would be to:
a) establish the right to adequate housing as a fundamental right in Welsh law, ensuring access to safe, secure, and affordable housing for all;
b) place a duty on Welsh Ministers and public authorities to progressively realise the right to adequate housing;
c) require regular assessments of housing needs and conditions, with targets set to reduce unmet housing needs and improve conditions over time;
d) strengthen tenant protections and support fair rental practices to ensure housing stability; and
e) establish mechanisms for individuals to seek redress if their right to adequate housing is violated or unmet.
Co-submitters
Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
(30 mins)
NDM8723 Carolyn Thomas (North Wales)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes a proposal for a pet abduction Bill.
2. Notes that the purpose of the Bill would be to:
a) make the abduction of a pet a specific criminal offence in Wales;
b) recognise that cats and dogs are not inanimate objects but sentient beings capable of experiencing distress and other emotional trauma;
c) recognise the significant and unique distress caused to an owner when a pet is stolen; and
d) bring Wales in line with legislation in England.
(60 mins)
NDM8664 Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes:
a) the significant shortage of NHS dental services in north Wales, particularly in Arfon with only 36.6 per cent of the population able to receive treatment through the NHS, which is the lowest gambit in Wales; and,
b) the publication of "Filling the Gap", a report commissioned by Sian Gwenllian MS, which makes the case for establishing a school of dentistry in Bangor.
2. Believes:
a) that dental services in north Wales are in a state of emergency:
b) there is a severe shortage of NHS dentists in Arfon, leaving many patients, including children and vulnerable people, without proper access to basic dental care;
c) that the emergency departments of local hospitals are under additional pressure due to the lack of access to dentists, resulting in additional costs and waiting times;
d) that more dental training is needed;
e) that a significant number of students wishing to study dentistry are forced to leave Wales due to a lack of capacity in dental schools;
f) that a new school of dentistry in Bangor could play a key role in training more dentists locally, offering a better chance of retaining the dental workforce in the region and providing essential services locally;
g) that the establishment of a school of dentistry in Bangor would provide quality new jobs and attract investment to the local economy, and boost Bangor as a centre of excellence in health, alongside the new medical school; and,
h) the school of dentistry could augment the provision of Welsh and bilingual dental services, improving access to health care for local Welsh-speaking communities.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) consider the economic and public health case for establishing a school of dentistry in Bangor based on the key findings presented in the Fill the Gap report;
b) ensure collaboration between the Welsh Government, Bangor University, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, and other relevant organisations to develop a feasibility plan for the establishment of the school of dentistry; and
c) invest strategically to establish the school of dentistry as part of wider efforts to improve access to health services in the region and to address the ongoing crisis regarding dental provision in Wales.
Co-submitters
Supporters
Mabon ap Gwynfor (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Rhys ab Owen (South Wales Central)
(30 mins)
NDM8767 Vaughan Gething (Cardiff South and Penarth)
The case for leaseholder reform in Wales
The Senedd will sit again in Plenary at 13.30, Tuesday, 14 January 2025